Dispensing spout for cans



l. NEWMAN IIJISPENSING SPOUT FOR CANS Filed Nov'. 4. 1930 mvENToR fz'dof'lwman.

' ATTORNEY Patented Nov. l0, 1931 PATENT OFFICE ISIDOR NEWMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPENSING SPOUT-FOR CAN S Application mea November 4, 1930. sriai No. 493,361.

My present invention is a pouring spout for cans which are sealed with a so-called bung 1n a Well known manner,\such for example as is disclosed in my former lratents No. 1,266,519, issued 'May 14, 1918 and No. 1,370,040, issued March 1, 1921.

ln dispensing the contents of cans sealed as above 1t 1s the common practice to pierce two or more holes 1n the top at separated points, one for a vent and the other for pouring purposes. These apertures remain open and dust collects at and about them, frequently not only soiling the top of the can but contaminating the contents of the same.

Gans 0I the character used for containing such liquids as salad oil are usually provided with an upstanding rim or flange around the top. With such cans a portlon pf the poured contents of' the can is usually dammed by the said liange and when the can is set down the liquid seeks its own level and flows over a part or all of the top surface.

Further, there is nothing to direct the oil poured from such cans to the place of delivery and consequently there is frequently a loss, by slopping over, of some of the oil.

Since for convenience of' packing it is desirable that the cans lit closetogether and that the tiers of cans rest flat one upon the other, any form of pouring nozzle which eX- tends beyond the flange and above the height of the flange that surrounds the top of the can is an undesirableadjunct to the can as a permanent fixture, since such nozzles would interfere with the close packing of the cans.

Further, in providing the can with a pouring nozzle it is desirable that the nozzle need not itself be handled in order to effect the dispensing of the can; many nozzles which have heretofore'been proposed for use on cans require that their spouts be handled when oily material is upon the same in order to open and close the vent and pouring apertures, the spout constituting, as it were, the handleof a valve. -This is objectionable for obvious reasons and itis one of the objects' of my invention to provide a nozzle free from these defects or deficiencies. v

Another object is toprovide a detachable pouring nozzle which can be shipped sepa` rately froml the cans and which may be used with as many cans as desired.

Further, it is an object to provide such a pouring spout or nozzle as will fit the ordinary can,-i. e., one which will requireno hanges in the can structure or that of its ung.

Further, it is an object to provide a pour' ing nozzle or spout of a simple and inexpensive nature that can be easily and cheaply manufactured and will effectively serve its intended purposes.

Further, it is an object to provide a nozzle with a convenient finger operable disk valve by means of which, without changing the `position of the spout with respect to the can,

a stream of fluid or fluid in drops may be poured from the can with equal facility.

-Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description, then be particularly y pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which f Figure l isa perspective view of a portion of a can with my invention applied.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section of the same, the valve being closed.

Figure-3 is a View similar to Figure 2 with the valve open.

Figure 4 is an inverted plan of the spout.

Figure 5 is a detail section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail top plan of the valve.

In the drawings in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 represents the can whose top 2 is provided with a mouth 3 surrounded by an upstanding flange 4. After the can has been filled the mouth is closed by means of a cu like bung 5 having a skirt 6 to fit over-t e flange 4 and be secured thereto by such means as are disclosed in my previous patents above referred to.

f skirt 12 is provi ed with resilient prongs or nibs 13, at suitable intervals, (preferably three arranged in triangular formation) which provides resilientmeans for holding the spout c'up in and to the bung with retaining friction, the"resiliencyiof the prongs 13 ltending to causepressure against the bung skirt.

The spout cup 11 is provided with a vent hole 14 and a pouring hole 15 which are covered by a valve disk 16 riveted to the spout cup as at 17, the valve disk havin corresponding vent and'pouring holes esigned when the valve disk is in one position to register with those of the spout cup, and when the valve is in another osition to be out of register with the same w ereby the valve disk will close the holes in the spout cu`p.

The valve disk has a handle portion 19 which extends out of the cup over the rim of the spout cup and terminates in a linger,I piece 18 having si e flanges 20 as shown.

In using-.my invention the removable section 8 is punched out (or if there be no removable section provided, then two diametrically opposite holes, one for pouring and one for venting, may be punched out with a sharp instrument) then the spout cup 11 is pressed over the bun until it snaps into place where it is held w1 h friction enough to retain it and yet allow it t be swivelled in order that the spout may be directed where desired for pouring purposes. JAfter placing the spout where desired, then the ppurn of the contents is controlled wholly y the 'sk valve 16.

By turning the valve to bring its apertures more or less into register with the spout cup, either a full stream or uid may be poured from the can, or the iuid may be dispensed in drops since the adjustment of the areas of the openings may be made very fine.

After the can is empty the spout may be pried oli and used on another can. In this way one spout may be made to serve for the dispensing of the contents of any number of cans desired.

Fromthe foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it isthought the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be clear, and I`desire it understood that changes in the details of construction and design of parts may be made without departing from the invention as dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is: c

1. In combination with a can having a. mouth with an u standing flan e and a cuplike bung secure in said mout and having a skirt 'overlying said flange, said bung adapted to have `a section removed to provide a pouring opening; a spout comprisin a our- 1ng spout proper and a spoutcup, t e atter fitting into said bung and havlng a skirt overlying the skirt of the bung, means holding said spout cup in place with retaining friction, said spout cup having a pouring hole, and a disk valve swivelly secured to and in said spout cup and having a' pouring hole to register with that of said spout cup when said disk valve is one position.

2. In combination with a can having a mouth with an u standing flange and a cuplike bung secure in said mouth and having a skirt overlying said iange, said bung adapted to have a section removed to provide a pouring opening; a spout comprisin a pour ing' spout proper and a spout cup, t e atter fitting into said bung and having a skirt overlying that of the bun s ring nibs on the skirt of thespout cup or iioldlng said spout cup in place with retaining` friction, said spout cup having a pouring ole, and a disk valve swivelly secured to and in said spout cup and having a pouring hole to register with that of the spout cup when lsai disk valve is turned into one position, said disk valve having a handle finger ieee projecting upwardly over the top of sais spout cup.

- 3. In combination with can havlng a mouth with an u standing iange and a cuplike bung secure to said mouth and having a skirt overlying said flange, said bung adapted to have a section removed provide a pouring opening; a s out comprlsingla ing spout roper an a spout cup2 t e atter fitting wit in said bung and having a skirt overlying the skirt of the bung, means holding said s out cup in place with retalmng friction, sald spout cup having a pourlng hole and a vent hole, and a disk valve swive ly secured to and in said spout cuplover said holes and itself having a pouring ole and a vent hole adapted to be brought 1nto register with. the corresponding holes of the spout cup when said disk valve is in one position, and a handle finger piece carried by said valve by which it may be turned.

4L A can having a mouth with an upstandouring` flange and a cup-like bung secured in said mouth and having a iiange overlying the rim ofthe upstandin iiange of the cup mouth, said bung adapte to have a section removed l, to provide a pouring opening, combined with a pouring spout removably secured to said bung and including a cup member having a ange overlying the fiange of the bung and provided with nibs .to engage the iange of the bun g for retaining the cup member removably in the bung.

5. can having a mouth with an upstanding ange and a cup-like bung secured in said mouth, said bung adapted to have a section removed to provlde a pouring openin combined with a pouring spout remova 1y secured to said bung, said pouring spout comprising a spout proper and a s out cup, the

p latter fitting into said bung, an means holding said spout cup removably in pla with retaining friction, said spout cup having a pouring hole, and a disk valve swivelly secured to and in-said spout cup and havlng a pouring hole to register with that of said spout cup when said disk valve is in one p0- sition.

ISIDOR NEWMAN.` 

